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pudding made of paste spread with fruit, rolled into a cylindrical form, and boiled or steamed. -- a.

d. I saw nothing else that is superior to the common run of parks. Walpole. Burns never dreamed of looking down on others as beneath him, merely because he was conscious of his own vast superiority to the common run of men. Prof. Wilson. His whole appearance was something out of the common run. W. Irving. -- To let go…

r of the stigmas of saffron flowers; deep orange-yellow; as, a saffron face; a saffron streamer.

ch. I heard the owl scream and the crickets cry. Shak. And scream thyself as none e'er screamed before. Pope.

A steam vesel propelled by a screw instead of wheels; a screw steamer; a propeller.

The peculiar language or phraseology of seamen; sailor's cant.

A term used specifically by seamen; a nautical word or phrase.

To mark with something resembling a seam; to line; to scar. Seamed o'Pope.

A merman; the male of the mermaid. [R.] "Not to mention mermaids or seamen." Locke.

irst in order of place or time; hence, occuring again; another; other. And he slept and dreamed the second time. Gen. xli. 5.

church; one with the religious guidance of others. Shepherd bird (Zoöl.), the crested screamer. See Screamer. -- Shepherd dog (Zoöl.), a breed of dogs used largely for the herding and care of sheep. There are several kinds, as the collie, or Scotch shepherd dog, and the English shepherd dog. Called also shepherd's do…

Like a stately ship . . . With all her bravery on, and tackle trim, Sails filled, and streamers waving. Milton. Thou, too, sail on, O Ship of State! Longfellow.

" Shak. Shipping articles, articles of agreement between the captain of a vessel and the seamen on board, in respect to the amount of wages, length of time for which they are shipping, etc. Bouvier. -- To take shipping, to embark; to take ship. [Obs.] John vi.24. Shak.

Having a paddle wheel on each side; -- said of steam vessels; as, a side-wheel steamer.

ate the existence, presence, or fact of, by a signal; as, to signalize the arrival of a steamer.

Dogs who hereby can single out their master in the dark. Bacon. His blood! she faintly screamed her mind Still singling one from all mankind. More.

The slack part of a sail. Slab line (Naut.), a line or small rope by which seamen haul up the foot of the mainsail or foresail. Totten.

Ready-made clothes; also, among seamen, clothing, bedding, and other furnishings.

To render slow; to slacken the speed of; to retard; to delay; as, to slow a steamer. Shak.

actual injury done. Burrill. Greenleaf. -- Smart ticket, a certificate given to wounded seamen, entitling them to smart money. [Eng.] Brande & C.